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#1 Help Me ! » Find perimeter using vectors » 2009-03-29 10:07:15

kgh
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A rectangle has sides represented by vectors A (2,3) and B (-6,4). Determine the perimeter of the rectangle.

Do I find the answer by calculating the magnitude of OA and OB?

Thanks!

#2 Re: Help Me ! » related rates » 2009-03-15 03:24:18

kgh

Thank you so much. The method my teacher used was really confusing me. Yours is MUCH clearer. Thanks!

#3 Help Me ! » related rates » 2009-03-15 02:38:55

kgh
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How fast is the volume of a cone increasing when the radius of its base is 2cm and growing at a rate of 0.4cm/s and is height is 5 cm and growing at a rate of 0.1 cm/s?

Help!

#4 Re: Help Me ! » Related rates problem » 2009-03-08 08:10:34

kgh

Perfect! That's approximately the answer I got as well. Thanks a lot!

#5 Help Me ! » Related rates problem » 2009-03-08 07:20:59

kgh
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Car A is traveling north at 80 km/hr and car B is traveling west at 110 km/hr. Both are headed for the intersection of the two roads. At what rate are the cars approaching each other when car A is 0.4 km and car B is 0.7 km from the intersection?

I solved this problem and I think I have the correct answer, but I would love some validation!

#6 Help Me ! » How do I differentiate this function? » 2009-03-05 04:40:50

kgh
Replies: 1

f(x)= (2x^3+1)^2
      ------------------
         (4x^2-1)^3

I used the quotient rule and the chain rule, but I'm not sure how to simplify it.

I end up with:

f(x) 2(2x^3+1)(6x^2)(4x^2-1) - (2x^3+1)^2(3)(8x)
      ---------------------------------------------------------
                            (4x^2-1)^4

I factored out (4x^2-1), but can I simplify further? Thanks!

#7 Help Me ! » determine the slope of the tangent when x coordinate is a » 2009-02-19 12:26:37

kgh
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Determine the slope of the tangent to the graph of y=2x^2+3x at the general point whose x coordinate is a.

I have to use limits to solve this problem and I'm having trouble with the algebra involved. This is where I'm stuck:

lim     2x^2+3x-(2a^2-3a)
x->a            x-a

Do I factor out the x and then factor out the a? Or do I factor out the 2 from the 2x^2 and the 2a^2 and then the 3 from the 3x^2 and 3a^2? I know the answer is 4x-3, I'm just having trouble getting there. Thanks!

#8 Re: Help Me ! » Help with tangents » 2009-02-09 03:12:47

kgh

Oops that was a typo! I forgot the x in my function. Thank you very, very much!

#9 Help Me ! » Help with tangents » 2009-02-08 07:51:47

kgh
Replies: 2

I'm trying to find the slope of the tangent when x is a. How do I simplify this?

y=2x^2+3
x=a

lim x->a  f(x) - f(a)/x-a

lim x->a  2x^2-3x-(2a^2-3a)
              ----------------------
                       x-a

#10 Re: Help Me ! » Finding the slope of the tangent using limits » 2009-02-08 03:56:47

kgh

I can't thank you enough! I was so close to having the answer, I just neglected to change a-x to -(x-a) in the numerator. I was just wondering, for part 2 of the problem...when x=1/4, for example, does that value get substituted for 1/x so the equation would be

1/4-1/a
--------
1/4-a

Thanks again!

#11 Help Me ! » Finding the slope of the tangent using limits » 2009-02-08 03:35:01

kgh
Replies: 3

I am having a lot of difficulty with this question. I have tried for hours upon hours and even though I can get the answer using the derivative, I can't seem to get it using limits.

Here is the question:
Determine the slope of the tangent to the graph y=1/x at the general point whose x coordinate is a. Then, using the formula from part a), determine the slopes of the tangents to the graph at the points whose x coordinates are 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1 and 2.

I have to answer the question using the formula m=lim x->a f(x)-f(a)/x-a.

I would really really appreciate some help here! I think 1/x gets substituted for f(x), and then does 1/a get substituted for f(a)? Help!

Thanks!

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